Dr. Charles McGinty received the Jack Wilson award, which honors the founder of the ADA Political Action Committee.

"It's a labor of love and a pleasure to do this but you all are the real heroes," said Dr. McGinty, a former ADPAC chair.

Other ADPAC membership awards included:

Single state district with highest participation: Illinois.

Multistate district with highest participation: District 16: Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Single state district with highest total receipts: New York.

Multistate district with highest total receipts: District 12: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Nebraska.

The American Student Dental Association honored Andrew Larkin, a second-year dental student at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, with National Legislative Liaison of the Year.

Other ASDA awardees were Michelle Callahan, University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Legislative Liaison for Districts 1-3; Jim Hollingsworth, University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, Legislative Liaison for Districts 4-5; Emma Roy, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Legislative Liaison for Districts 6-7; and Avanika Khanna, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Legislative Liaison for Districts 8-9.